Generous Giving

  • A priority rather than about ‘spare change’

  • Prayerful an act of worship and thanksgiving

  • Planned but not prescriptive

  • Proportionate realistic to our income

  • Communal for the needs of others and with others for a common purpose

  • Sacrificial reflected in our lifestyles

  • Cheerful given as an offering to God

Please see below for the ways in which you can give, either regularly or as a specific one-off donation

HOW TO GIVE:

1. Regularly

Please either sign up online, request a form from the church office, or download the form here, to start or switch your giving to the Parish Giving Scheme.

Click for details of the scheme and FAQ. To hear Simon talk in more detail about what the Parish Giving Scheme is, listen to the excerpt from 10th February 2019’s services below:

2. Online (Regularly or One-Off)

When you click on the button above it will take to you another webpage, please select which ‘Fund’ (i.e. area) you would like your donation to be allocated to, after you have entered the amount.

3. By regular Standing Order or one-off Bank Transfer:

Account Name: Cogges Parochial Church Council, Sort Code: 40-52-40, Account Number: 00005160 Ref: Which Fund the payment is for, i.e. General/Compassion/Lebanon

Please email the Treasurer to confirm you have set up the payment/transfer and what it is for. You can also email if you have any questions or to confirm any Standing Order changes.

4. Via EasyFundraising

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for St Mary's Cogges with easyfundraising?

There are over 6,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.

All you need to do is:

  1. Go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stmaryscogges and join for free

  2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping

  3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to St Mary's Cogges at no extra cost to you whatsoever!

There are no catches or hidden charges and St Mary's Cogges will be really grateful for your donations. Thank you for your support.